September, 2017

• 27 September

  Amazon’s Fire TV streamer is smaller (and smarter) than ever

  

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• 27 September

  ‘Annihilation’ teaser trailer released

  

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• 27 September

  Amazon unveils new Echo gadgets for your home

  

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• 26 September

  Alexa now works in Amazon Music on iPhone and Android

  

  You can now use Alexa to choose your next track in Amazon Music, no matter what kind of phone you have. Amazon’s voice-controlled personal assistant Alexa will be built into the Amazon Music streaming app for iOS and Android in the UK, US, Germany and Austria. The app gives you access to Amazon Music Unlimited, a rival to Spotify and …

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• 26 September

  Instagram adds groups and accounts to comment

  

  Instagram now lets you whitelist groups of commenters on your posts to filter out the trolls — a much more efficient system for some people than the current blocking capabilities.  In a blog post Tuesday, the Facebook-owned photo- and video-sharing site delivered this flip-side to the push it began a year ago with blocking controls such as automatic filtering, blocking individual …

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• 26 September

  Get a Fluance AB40 Soundbase TV speaker for $199.96

  

  CNET’s Cheapskate scours the web for great deals on PCs, phones, gadgets and much more. Questions about the Cheapskate blog? Find the answers on our FAQ page. Find more great buys on the CNET Deals page and follow the Cheapskate on Facebook and Twitter! The Fluance AB40 packs a home-theater sound system into an under-TV stand. Sarah Tew/CNET Two products I feel …

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• 26 September

  iPhone 8, X will fast

  

  Fast charging is a godsend when the clock is ticking and you have somewhere to be. That’s why we were excited to learn that Apple’s new iPhone X, iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus will support quick charging, even though you have to buy a Lightning-to-USB-C cable in order to take advantage of faster top-ups. You can rig it to charge the new …

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• 26 September

  DirecTV said to offer refunds over NFL anthem controversy

  

  DirecTV is reportedly offering refunds to customers who want to cancel their subscription to NFL Sunday Ticket over players’ national anthem protests. The refund offer is being extended to at least some people who contact the satellite TV service and cite players kneeling during pregame performances of the national anthem as a reason for canceling their $280 package, customer service …

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• 26 September

  Google Pixel 2 wishlist: Headphone jack, waterproofing, more

  

  Thanks to a major leak, we can say with 99.9 percent certainty that Google will announce the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL (in addition to other devices) next week during its Oct. 4 event When Google’s flagship first launched last year, the device impressed us with its camera prowess and introduction of Google Assistant (which is now available on …

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• 26 September

  How MacOS High Sierra improves the apps you use most

  

  MacOS High Sierra introduces a number of under-the-hood changes — the new Apple File System (APFS) for speedier performance and better security, HVEC for improved video compression and Metal 2 for more powerful graphics — but it also brings improvements and new features to your favorite Mac apps, too, from Siri and Spotlight to Photos, Safari and others. Let’s have …

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